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Just got this factory new Winkler belt knife a couple weeks ago and I love everything about it except that this thing cuts like a sharpened 2x4.
I sharpied the edge and took it to a sharpmaker using 40 degree inclusive on medium corners and flats (stropping between) and I hit the top of the shoulder of the primary bevel, removing a small amount of the caswell finish in the process. Seeing that that was not working, I held it at an absurd angle in order to remove the sharpie on the bevel; slightly better.
Then on to a DMT diamond plate (Coarse/Fine) because I read on a previous review that the blade stock is too thick for a sharpmaker; slightly better but I swear there's 3 angles per side you gotta hit in order to do anything and my skills aren't there to do it.
Any tips/tricks/advice? I saw a review where someone sent theirs out to get reprofiled by an aftermarket service and then they were happy but is that what it takes? I emailed Winkler knives and they said they aim for 18 degrees with a "slightly" convex edge. Do I send it back to get re-sharpened, order some CBN rods for the sharpmaker and do it myself, or send it aftermarket? Would me doing it myself remove too much blade stock affecting the intended use of the knife? (because the entire shoulder would have to essentially be removed to make it decent at cutting). I really love everything about this knife but its cutting performance is frankly unacceptable for its price point. Sorry for the long post, I'm just really curious because there's not too much out there on Winklers.
Honestly not trying to talk down about this knife because Daniel Winkler and his knives' history speaks for itself.
I sharpied the edge and took it to a sharpmaker using 40 degree inclusive on medium corners and flats (stropping between) and I hit the top of the shoulder of the primary bevel, removing a small amount of the caswell finish in the process. Seeing that that was not working, I held it at an absurd angle in order to remove the sharpie on the bevel; slightly better.
Then on to a DMT diamond plate (Coarse/Fine) because I read on a previous review that the blade stock is too thick for a sharpmaker; slightly better but I swear there's 3 angles per side you gotta hit in order to do anything and my skills aren't there to do it.
Any tips/tricks/advice? I saw a review where someone sent theirs out to get reprofiled by an aftermarket service and then they were happy but is that what it takes? I emailed Winkler knives and they said they aim for 18 degrees with a "slightly" convex edge. Do I send it back to get re-sharpened, order some CBN rods for the sharpmaker and do it myself, or send it aftermarket? Would me doing it myself remove too much blade stock affecting the intended use of the knife? (because the entire shoulder would have to essentially be removed to make it decent at cutting). I really love everything about this knife but its cutting performance is frankly unacceptable for its price point. Sorry for the long post, I'm just really curious because there's not too much out there on Winklers.
Honestly not trying to talk down about this knife because Daniel Winkler and his knives' history speaks for itself.
